Lusaka, Zambia | Xinhua | Zambia on Friday flagged off humanitarian aid to help victims of the Tropical Cyclone in neighboring Malawi. Gabriel Pollen, the national coordinator of the Disaster Management and Mitigation Unit, who flagged off the departure of the plane carrying the first items at the Zambia Air Force base …

Berlin, Germany | Xinhua | The 2022/23 UEFA Champions League quarterfinals draw was unveiled on Friday, with defending champion Real Madrid taking on Chelsea and a match-up between Manchester City and Bayern Munich. Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City will take on the Spaniard’s former club Bayern, while holders Real Madrid faces Chelsea, one …

  Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Kiira region, on Friday confirmed the arrest of six youth for allegedly featuring in viral homosexuality video. Their arrest stems from a viral video showing six youth practicing sordid acts before cameras as others chanted on in the background. The video was …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda National Bureau of Standards-UNBS has commenced the enforcement of standards on food additives. The additives are substances that are not part of a food or beverage in its natural form but are substances added to preserve, flavor, or enhance taste, appearance, or other …

Abuja, Nigeria | Xinhua | Nigeria’s president-elect Bola Tinubu said Thursday that he aims to form a government of “national competence” in accomplishing the enormous tasks that lie ahead of his administration. In a statement, Tinubu, who won the country’s Feb. 25 presidential poll and is expected to take office on May …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has called for harsh punishment of public servants involved in the embezzlement of Parish Development Model – PDM funds. Museveni made the call while delivering his address on matters of national importance to Members of Parliament at Kololo Independence Grounds in Kampala. …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Cranes, will on Friday play Kitara region select team as part of the build-up games to their forthcoming Total Energies Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers. This will be the only build-up game for Coach Milutin Sredojevic Micho’s team who entered residential camp on Wednesday …

Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has directed the Arua Regional Referral Hospital administrators to avail the committee with the asset register for 2021. The directive follows an audit query indicating that an ambulance that was allocated to the hospital during the financial year 2020/2021 was …

Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Bugisu Cultural Institution set Saturday, as the date for installing the new Umukuka. Eric Mukhwana, the Publicity Secretary of the Umukuuka III Coronation, said that John Amram Wagabyalire will be officially installed at Mututo Cultural Center. According to Mukhwana, the preparations are almost complete with …

Businesses have an important role to play in re-addressing the role of both men and women in all spheres COMMENT | Sinit Zeru & Ebere Okereke | While there are increasingly more African women in leadership roles, they are still significantly under-represented but there are a number of things businesses can do …